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Sketchbook is the name of more than one artist: 1) the solo project of musician Matthew VanGasbeck (my american heart, the maine). The debut record howdy was recorded in Baltimore, Maryland over the coarse of two years and was released Feb 14th 2012. Find more information at www.cozyrecordings.com 2) hip-hop 3) k-pop .

James Carroll Booker III (December 17, 1939 – November 8, 1983) was a New Orleans rhythm and blues pianist, organ player and singer, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Booker's unique style combined rhythm and blues with jazz standards. Musician Dr. John described Booker as “the best black, gay, one-eyed junkie piano genius New Orleans has ever produced.” Booker was the son and grandson of Baptist ministers, both of whom played the piano. He spent most of his childhood on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, where his father pastored a church. Booker received a saxophone as a gift from his...

The Sketchbook Project was launched in connection to the anime Sket Dance due to its popularity because of the episode with the Kaimei Rock festival where the three main characters (Bossun, Himeko and Switch) formed a band, which was eventually called the Sketchbook. After an audition to gather similar members the real-life version of the band consists of three members in total: Tada Hiroshi (多田宏) on bass and vocals, Kohara Riko (小原莉子) on guitar and Watabane Yuu (渡邊悠) on drums. Their debut single was Michi (道), released on September 28, 2011. The second single is called Clover (クローバー), also released...

Book Of Love are a synthpop group that was formed in Philadelphia in 1984 by art school students Ted Ottaviano, Susan Ottaviano, Jade Lee, and Lauren Roselli. Although Ted and Susan share the same last name, they are not related to each another. The group is best known for its songs "Boy" and "I Touch Roses", both of which were Billboard Hot Dance Club Play charting hits, as well as "Sunny Day", which prominently appeared in the horror/thriller film 'The Silence of the Lambs' (band member Lauren Roselli also appeared in the movie). They additionally have had several other dance-inspired...

Even by Booka Shade's unusually frenetic standards, the past 12 months have been intense. Since the release of their fourth album, ‘More!’, the Berlin-based duo, Arno Kammermeier and Walter Merziger, have been touring almost non-stop. And loving every minute of it. Personal highlights, such as performing live on BBC Radio 1, to help celebrate legendary radio DJ Annie Nightingale's 40th broadcasting anniversary, or rocking Europe’s foremost electronic music event, Sonar, capped a whirlwind year which included tours of Australia, Brazil, the UK and the US (including a show at Colorado's iconic Red Rocks amphitheatre). One of those rare electronic music...